Lean government and platform-based governance: doing more with less
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Sub-type Journal article Author Janssen, Marijn
Estevez, ElsaTitle Lean government and platform-based governance: doing more with less Appearing in Government Information Quarterly Volume 30 Issue No. 1 Publication Date 2013 Place of Publication Government Information Quarterly Publisher Elsevier Start page S1 End page S8 Language eng Abstract Governments from all over the world are looking for ways to reduce costs while at the same time to stimulate innovation. While pursuing both objectives, governments face a major challenge—to operate in a connected environment, engage stakeholders and solve societal problems by utilizing new methods, tools, practices and governance models. As result, fundamental changes are taking place on how government operates. Such changes are under the larger umbrella of ‘lean government’ (l-Government). Lean government is a new wave which is appearing as a response to traditional approaches—like electronic government (e-Government) and transformational government (t-Government), and aims at reducing the complexity of the public sector by simplifying and streamlining organizational structures and processes, at the same time at stimulating innovation by mobilizing stakeholders. In l-Government, public organizations introduce platforms facilitating innovation and interactions with other public organizations, business and citizens, and focus on their orchestration role. Experimentation, assessment and gradual improvement based on user requirements are key factors for realizing l-Government.
Keyword e-Government
Open government
Public sector reform
Platform
Government as a platform
Infrastructure
OrchestrationCopyright Holder Elsevier Copyright Year 2013 Copyright type All rights reserved DOI 10.1016/j.giq.2012.11.003 -
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